There is a question of the day.  We know that the US does not negotiate with terrorists, right?  But is that true?  To be honest it is more a slogan than a reality.  Sounds good when being quoted in the press but it is not a reality behind the closed doors of DC…..yes it is BS…it is a tag line, a slogan and a talking point that has NO footing in reality……..

We hear daily of the terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah as well as Al-Qaeda….but what about the group known as PKK which at this time on the list of terror organizations?

(The map above details the areas that are considered Kurdish)

The terrorists I am thinking of at this time is the Kurdish Workers Party, the PKK, and its paramilitary wing the ….wait for it….Peshmerga.  Does that name sound familiar?

The Kurdish counteroffensive against extremist Sunni militants in northern Iraq is now gathering speed. Local troops from Iraqi Kurdistan, known as peshmerga, are back in control of large chunks of territory — including a string of towns and villages, and the strategically important Mosul Dam — lost to a shock offensive by insurgent group the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS) earlier this month.

Semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan had another equally important ally, although it’s one that officials are not keen to talk about; a Kurdish guerrilla group that the US and the EU have branded a terrorist organization due to a history of killings and bombings on civilian and military targets during a 30-year fight for autonomy from the Turkish state.

Hundreds of fighters from the paramilitary wing of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) reinforced the peshmerga after the Islamic State advance, providing a much-needed boost in morale and fighting abilities. The new arrivals have made a decisive difference in a number of battles, often fighting under cover of US air support.

That’s right. Irene……the fighting force that is holding IS in tow is manned by a group of…..wait for it…..TERRORISTS!

So the US is in bed with terrorists.  The good news is that there is a move by special interests to have these fighters removed from the terror list.  You might want to ask Turkey what they think of that idea……….

See if you are terrorist and you do the bidding of the US you can be removed from the list……..you just thought you knew what the country was capable of….now didn’t you.

Something to think about……after this IS thing is dead and gone…….what will the Kurds be?  Will they get a country out of this deal?  Or will they go back to killing civilians in the name of freedom?

Unlike the US the Kurds will have their eye on the prize and will do what is necessary to achieve that prize.  The map shows how many countries will be effected by a resurgence of Kurdish nationalism….then when it returns…what will the US do?